Omega-3 fatty acids shown to exert a positive effect on the aging brain

Preventing Alzheimer’s disease through supplementation with natural omega-3 fatty acids.Changes in cognitive function and memory decline form a normal part of aging.

Salmon: Health Benefits, Nutritional Information

Salmon is an oily fish that is high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Learn all about the potential health benefits of salmon, along with a nutritional breakdown for this fish.

Omega-3s could lower breast cancer risk in obese women, study suggests

A study has found that omega-3 fatty acids could reduce breast density – a risk factor for breast cancer – in postmenopausal obese women.

Asthma and allergies: a protective factor in farm milk

Fresh, unprocessed cow’s milk has a higher content of omega-3 fatty acids than does pasteurized, homogenized or low-fat milk.

Specific fatty acids may worsen Crohn’s disease

Some research has suggested that omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in fish oils, can relieve inflammation in Crohn’s disease.

Omega-3 fatty acids appear to protect damaged heart after heart attack

Study suggests this therapy may provide added benefits to standard careTaking omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower inflammation and guard against further declines in heart function among recent…

Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D may control brain serotonin

Although essential marine omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D have been shown to improve cognitive function and behavior in the context of certain brain disorders, the underlying mechanism has been…

Study extols anti-prostate cancer effects of walnuts

A new mouse study suggests it is a component of walnuts themselves – not their omega-3 fatty acid content – that confers health benefits of slowing prostate cancer growth.

For a healthy brain, eat baked or broiled fish every week

A new study suggests that weekly consumption of broiled or baked – not fried – fish is good for the brain, regardless of how much omega-3 fatty acid it contains.

New insight into similarity of complex brain networks in monkeys, humans

Monkeys that ate a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids had brains with highly connected and well organized neural networks – in some ways akin to the neural networks in healthy humans – while monkeys that ate a diet deficient in the fatty acids had much more limited brain networking, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study.

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